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  • The evolution of Mexican forest policy and its influence upon forest resources

    Creator:
    Crocker, Marvin D., 1934-
    Abstract:
    During the Colonial Period, in Mexico there was no rational forest development policy and, as a result, forest resources were squandered and to a considerable extent destroyed. During the Nineteenth Century, a rational forest policy began to be promoted, but in the end, it was translated into a policy of...
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    Dissertation
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    end that the citizenry appreciates and respects forest values. 0 1973 MARVIN D. CROCKER ALL

  • A biogeographical analysis of some relationships between man, land, and wildlife in Belize (British Honduras)

    Creator:
    Frost, Marvin D.
    Abstract:
    This thesis research consists of an investigation of the human influences on wildlife in Belize. The study was accomplished by the collection and analysis of data with respect to land use, habitat characteristics, and wildlife status in Belize. Requirements and status of many species are tabulated in order to give...
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    Dissertation
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    (British Honduras) by Marvin D. Frost A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • Geographic Information System (GIS) resource inventories: the Marys River Project

    Creator:
    Chapman, Shannen S.
    Abstract:
    The Greenbelt Land Trust (GLT) (a grass-roots conservation group in Oregon) is interested in a conservation plan for the Marys River Corridor. To facilitate this effort, a resource inventory was required and a Geographic Information System (GIS) data base used to compile the inventory (called the Marys River Project (MRP))....
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    Capstone Project
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    with the following zoning: (UR5/MHA), PARCELS: 70, 109 D. Urban Residential with floodplain overlay

  • The influence of aging dams and geography on the distribution of dam removals in the United States

    Creator:
    Ashley, Sara
    Abstract:
    Over 470 dams have been removed in the United States, and a significant increase in dam removals has occurred since the early 1990s. The aging of dams is often cited as the primary factor influencing removals; as dams surpass their functional life span, safety hazards, economic costs, and environmental concerns...
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    Capstone Project

  • Oregon man-forest relationships and the 1971 Forest Practices Act

    Creator:
    Sullivan, Michael J.
    Abstract:
    Since the inception of white settlement, Oregon man-forest relationships have progressively matured. The 1971 Forest Practices Act is the culmination to date of increasing societal concern for the protection of the forest environment and the conservation of its resources. The Act has resulted in an increased employment of forest practices...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project

  • Demographic effects on school support in Oregon

    Creator:
    Kepler, Richard J.
    Abstract:
    The differences in the per student cost of education and the taxes to pay for that education can be attributed, in part, to the rate of population growth within a school district. The lowest coats and taxes are found in those school districts with the fastest growing populations. As the...
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    Capstone Project
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    ), 1985, pp. 99-113. Berry, Brian and L. D. Silverman. Population Redistri- bution and Public Policy, U.S

  • Measurement and meaning of archaeological diversity

    Creator:
    Betz, Virginia Marie
    Abstract:
    Archaeologists use diversity as one way of characterizing their assemblages. Diversity refers to both the number of artifact classes present (richness) and the proportional representation of classes (evenness). Numerical diversity indices measure one or both components. Archaeologists use assemblage diversity to infer behavior of prehistoric cultures. Archaeological inferences about behavior...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Dean of Gr d late S h 1 Date thesis is presented: March 13. 1987 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I have not words

  • Weather as an influencing factor in the use of Oregon's coastal recreation areas

    Creator:
    Rense, William Childs, 1944-
    Abstract:
    The role of weather in influencing tourist-recreation visitation to the Oregon coast during the six-month summer season of May through October has been investigated by this research. In addition, the normal day-to-day fluctuations in coastal visitation has been determined. Based upon the normal visitation, the tourist-recreation season on Oregon's coast...
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    Dissertation
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    contributions of Chapter V. Special recognition must be extended to Marvin and Lauri Crocker, whose unstinting

  • Identification of irrigation practices using photographic and optical-mechanical scanning remote sensing techniques

    Creator:
    Naim, Shamim
    Abstract:
    Irrigation is essential for profitable agriculture in the western United States. It is the largest consumer of water and power in Oregon. Conflicting uses of water and power and their scarcity demands judicious planning for allocation of these resources. Creditable baseline data are not only needed for irrigated crop acreages,...
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    Dissertation
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    quantitative analysis, Madeline Hall for valuable suggestions for the image interpretation key, Marvin